Nidoking - Generation 8 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Nidoking learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Double Kick	Fighting		30	100
1	Earth Power	Ground		90	100
1	Flatter	Dark		—	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal		—	—
1	Fury Attack	Normal		15	85
1	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
1	Horn Attack	Normal		65	100
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
1	Megahorn	Bug		120	85
1	Peck	Flying		35	100
1	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison		15	100
1	Sludge Wave	Poison		95	100
1	Toxic	Poison		—	90
1	Toxic Spikes	Poison		—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Nidoking learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Megahorn	Bug		120	85

Egg moves

Nidoking learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic		—	—
Beat Up	Dark		—	100
Confusion	Psychic		50	100
Counter	Fighting		—	100
Disable	Normal		—	100
Head Smash	Rock		150	80
Horn Drill	Normal		—	30
Poison Tail	Poison		50	100
Sucker Punch	Dark		70	100
Supersonic	Normal		—	55
Take Down	Normal		90	85
Thrash	Normal		120	100
Venom Drench	Poison		—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidoking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting		150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
05	Roar	Normal		—	—
06	Toxic	Poison		—	90
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
12	Taunt	Dark		—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice		90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice		110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric		90	100
25	Thunder	Electric		110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground		100	100
28	Dig	Ground		80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting		75	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric		60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire		90	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire		110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock		60	95
41	Torment	Dark		—	100
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
46	Thief	Dark		60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting		120	70
56	Fling	Dark		—	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon		85	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock		100	80
72	Avalanche	Ice		60	100
76	Stealth Rock	Rock		—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock		75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground		60	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	85
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—
93	Cut	Normal		50	95
95	Surf	Water		90	100
96	Strength	Normal		80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100
100	Rock Climb	Normal		90	85

Moves learnt by level up

Nidoking does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.